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Florian Malecki , Executive VP Marketing , Arcserve
COMPANIES ARE DROWNING IN DATA , MAINLY DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD BELIEF THAT THE WORST
THING YOU CAN DO IS DELETE
ANY DATA . devices . IDC predicts that the volume of unstructured data worldwide will grow from 33 zettabytes in 2018 to 175 zettabytes ( that ’ s 175 billion terabytes ) by 2025 , an annual growth rate of 61 %.
Companies are drowning in data , mainly due to the widespread belief that the worst thing you can do is delete any data . It is understandable because you never know which innocent piece of data today might suddenly become hugely important tomorrow .
Understandable , yes . But is it feasible ? Today ’ s IT decision-makers are confronted with the challenge of balancing the surge in their data volume with spiralling costs – while simultaneously trying to maintain data resilience .
The good news is that some solutions and approaches help IT departments reduce costs while still managing and protecting company data and ensuring Business Continuity in the face of any unexpected event . Here are three ways organisations can manage their data more cost-effectively .
1 : Explore data tiering
All data is not created equal and is not equally valuable . If your goal is to save
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